Indoor portrait. Slightly deteriorated on the right side corner. Pink washed body of a girl. Full length shot. Puberty ceremony. A girl is standing in front of the decorated platform designed like lotus and elephants shaped design in the front, and a mandap (a temple porch) like place to sit at the back. She is wearing as saree,flower garland(poomalai),long chain with big pendant,tight necklace(attigai),chains,finger rings(modhiram),armlet(vanki ),Bulakku is worn on the columella (skin in the center of the nose separating either sides of the nostril),Maattal (chain shaped jewel used to hook in the hair from the ear ring stud or nose stud), bangles(valayal), customary symbol on the forehead(pottu) and a crown (greedam) over the head. Two big oil lemps are kept on either sides of the girl. Some children are standing on the left side of the negative.
Extent and format of original material: Film black and white negative.
